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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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Deactivation of mailbox and phone number after termination o…

In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…

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Cyber-fraud and banking vigilance: French case law and lesso…

Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Support system for photovoltaic plants with a capacity of over 10 kW

The Walloon Government has revised the support system: generally speaking, 2.5 GC/MWh and 60% self-use.

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Updated Legislative Framework for Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II)

Directive 214/65/EU on Markets in Financial Instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC (“MiFID I”) and Regulation (EU) 600/2014 on Markets in Financia…

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Détective ou vie privé(e)

L’affaire fait suite à un litige entre l’institut professionnel des agents immobiliers (IPI) d’une part, et Monsieur ENGLEBERT, la SPRL IMMO 9 et Mons…

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The Law of 15 May 2014 amending the law of 29 April 1999 on the organization of the electricity market

Un fonds budgétaire intitulé “production flexible d’électricité” est créé. Il constitue un fonds budgétaire au sens de l’article 62 de la loi du 22 ma…

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L'énergie dans l'accord de Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale pour la législature 2014-2019

Le 14 juillet dernier, le nouveau Gouvernement bruxellois a rendu public son projet d'accord de Gouvernement pour la législature 2014-2019. Aux termes…

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European Court of Justice clarifies the scope of technological prevention measures designed to prevent unautho…

On 23 January 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued a judgment in response to a request from the Tribunale di Milano (“Milan Court of Fir…

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Search engines and the right to be forgotten

The European Court of Justice acknowledged the right to be forgotten. But is it really that easy to implement this principle?

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The future Belgian register for nanomaterials: what companies should know about it

On 7 February 2014, the Belgian federal government issued a press release declaring that the draft Royal Decree creating a Belgian register for nanoma…

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Amendments to the Act of 12 April 1965 concerning the transmission of gaseous and other products by pipelines

« Art. 8/7. Sans préjudice de l’article 4 les installations de transport, quel qu’en soit le bénéficiaire, et tous les travaux réalisés aux fins de l’…

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Employer control of mobile phone’s private use: new perspectives

Many companies currently provide their employees with a mobile phone and accompanying contract, which they can use for private purposes. In a 12 May 2…

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Amendments to the Law of 29 April 1999 on the organization of the electricity market

Les articles 3 à 8 portent sur les installations de production d’électricité à partir des vents dans les espaces marins sur lesquels la Belgique peut …

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Belgian Privacy Commission's position on the use of dashcams

The Belgian Privacy Commission (“BPC”) recently addressed the privacy implications concerning the use of dashboard cameras (“dashcams”) in cars.

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Pre-contractual information Update

The obligations concerning pre-contractual information of commercial collaboration agreements, as introduced by the law of 2005, have been changed on …

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Energy law – 22 april 2014

1. Le 22 avril 2014 (Moniteur belge du 4 juin 2014), la Chambre des Représentants a adopté en séance plénière un projet de loi portant des disposition…

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Vices cachés – Vente/Achat d’immeuble

Le vendeur d’un immeuble sera tenté de prévoir une clause (dénommée clause d’exonération) dans le contrat de vente qui précise qu’il « ne donne aucune…

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New favourable RSZ/ONSS position with regard to utility vehicles

The RSZ/ONSS has recently adopted a new position regarding the CO2 contribution’s applicability vis-à-vis utility vehicles (“utilitaire voertuigen”/”v…

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The new council proposal of the Trade Secrets Directive

The draft directive introduces a common definition of trade secrets, as well as a means by which victims of trade secret misappropriation can seek red…

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Will the fight against late payments be more effective?

The justices of the peace and the commercial courts have new competences as from 1 July 2014.

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Belgium’s ratification to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court and creation of a local division

On 6 June 2014, Belgium deposited its instrument of ratification to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court, joining Sweden, France, Denmark and Aus…

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Surfing on the internet does not infringe copyright

The CJEU held that the reproduction of copyright-protected content on users’ screens and cached on users’ computers while web browsing does not consti…

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